Our approach to global equities
Aviva Investors’ Global Equity Income is a concentrated and high-conviction fund, with relatively low holdings overlap with our peers. It aims to deliver an income yield of 125 per cent of the MSCI All Country World Index, while growing both capital and income.
We look at a broader opportunity set and focus on companies that fall outside of traditional income sectors, meaning our approach can complement existing global equity holdings, as well as offering clients a compelling standalone holding in their portfolios.
Why invest?
Our differentiated approach to equity investing is underpinned by the following components and benefits:
Protection
We aim to protect the downside by understanding bottom-up company fundamentals with a strong emphasis on selecting mature businesses that offer resilience in changing environments.
Predictability
We focus on companies that offer predictable free cash flow to help deliver resilient income through periods of market stress and changes in the economic cycle.
Upside
We focus outside traditional income sectors, aiming to maximise potential growth, in both income and capital, through market cycles.
Global Equity Income investment funds
Aviva Investors Global Equity Income Fund (OEIC)
A concentrated, high-conviction fund that focuses on a diverse range of opportunities outside of the traditional income sectors and aims to deliver growth as well as a yield that is 1.25x higher than the MSCI ACWI.
Aviva Investors Global Equity Income Fund (SICAV)
A concentrated, high-conviction fund that focuses on a diverse range of opportunities outside of the traditional income sectors and aims to deliver growth as well as a yield that is 1.25x higher than the MSCI ACWI.
Fireside chat with our PMs: Navigating challenging markets with Global Equity Income
Watch this webcast with our team of experts from the Aviva Investors Global Equity Income strategy & learn how the team engineer portfolios, aiming to gain from market upside while still providing an element of resilience during challenging markets.
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Watch this webcast with our team of experts from the Aviva Investors Global Equity Income strategy & learn how the team engineer portfolios, aiming to gain from market upside while still providing an element of resilience during challenging markets.
Aviva Investors Global Equity Income: Strategy in brief
An income strategy targeting growth, diversification and resilience.
Investment insights
Investment thinking that brings together the collective insight of Aviva Investors’ teams from across the globe on the key themes influencing markets.
Equities views
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The week in markets: Data over drama
14 Aug 2026
Encouraging inflation data calmed concerns about higher rates just as another wave of strong AI news kept investors firmly focused on growth.
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2026 AGM season
10 Aug 2026
As AGM season winds down, we examine the key trends that influenced resolutions and outline our core principles for voting.
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Driving stewardship together
29 Jul 2026
Aviva’s Investments, Wealth and Retirement business and Aviva Investors are working together to deliver financial and sustainable outcomes, connecting clients to their capital.
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The enduring case for global equity income
28 Jul 2026
The ongoing boom in Artificial Intelligence stocks has created headwinds for many actively managed strategies. In this article, the managers of Aviva Investors’ Global Equity Income strategy explain how they have enhanced some investment processes in response to recent events.
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Multi-asset chart of the month for July: Earnings are still growing
27 Jul 2026
Since the start of 2026, estimated earnings growth for the year has improved across all major regions, but particularly in emerging markets.
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Hopes and fears: Why client behaviour – not markets – can determine retirement outcomes
30 Jun 2026
As clients manage their assets in retirement, irrational hopes and fears can get in the way of sound financial decision-making. We look at some of the common behavioural biases that can hinder good outcomes, and the strategies to help overcome them.
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Multi-asset chart of the month for June: Astronomical IPOs redefine markets
24 Jun 2026
The size of the SpaceX IPO is taking equity issuance to a whole new level.
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Confidence in a changing climate
15 Jun 2026
How can institutions forge impactful climate strategies that are right for them and their end beneficiaries? Our “Confidence in a changing climate” guide showcases some of the solutions we have developed to help.
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Sustainability review 2025
2 Jun 2026
We believe understanding sustainability factors and trends is fundamental to effective asset management. This report sets out our approach and includes an overview of our holistic stewardship activities over the past year
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Multi-asset chart of the month for May: When a few stocks reshape markets
22 May 2026
Taiwan and South Korea are outpacing some of Europe’s largest stock markets, driven by demand for AI technology.
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The seven deadly sins of investing: Avoiding damaging behaviours
18 May 2026
Peter Smith delves into seven common behaviours that can be damaging for investment returns – and explains how to avoid them.
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Investing in an age of AI disruption
13 May 2026
The widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence is expected to cause significant disruption across many industry sectors, and markets are already pricing in the potential impacts. But is it too soon to identify the winners and losers in the AI revolution?
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Contemporary alchemy
5 May 2026
Precious metals such as gold and silver, rare earth minerals, and industrial metals such as copper have been making headlines in recent months. We talked to a team of experts to discover what’s been driving investors’ appetite.
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The seven deadly sins of investing: Avoiding damaging behaviours
8 Apr 2026
Peter Smith delves into seven common behaviours that can be damaging for investment returns – and explains how to avoid them.
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Multi-asset chart of the month for February: The Magnificent Two
23 Feb 2026
The “Magnificent Seven” begin to split as two tech giants break away from the pack.
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AI boom poses dilemma for equity investors: Soaring share price valuations bolster the case for downside protection
16 Feb 2026
The new year has begun with a bang with global equities at, or near, record highs. But as fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) led bubble mount, reducing downside risk without necessarily sacrificing lots of upside potential makes increasing sense.
Article in focus
AI boom poses dilemma for equity investors
The new year has begun with a bang with global equities at, or near, record highs. But as fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) led bubble mount, reducing downside risk without necessarily sacrificing lots of upside potential makes increasing sense.
House view
House View
Market insights, economic analysis and investment perspectives to help investors understand the trends, risks and opportunities shaping global markets.
Key risks
For further information on the risks and risk profiles of our funds, please refer to the relevant KIID and Prospectus.
Investment & currency risk
The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up and can fluctuate in response to changes in currency exchange rates. Changes in currency exchange rates could reduce investment gains or increase investment losses. Exchange rates can change rapidly, significantly and unpredictably. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Illiquid securities risk
Certain assets held in the strategy could, by nature, be hard to value or to sell at a desired time or at a price considered to be fair (especially in large quantities), and as a result their prices could be very volatile.
Global Equity Income team
Richard Saldanha
Head of Global Equities
Edward Kevis
Portfolio Manager, Global Equities
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Select from a broad range of actively managed funds focusing on growth, income or a combination of both from a variety of geographies and sectors.
The Investment Manager endeavours to comply with the requirements of the UK Stewardship Code when managing the Funds’ assets. Stewardship is the responsible allocation, management and oversight of capital to create long-term value for investors leading to sustainable benefits for the economy, the environment and society. Environmental (particularly climate) and social factors, in addition to governance, have become material issues for fund managers to consider when making investment decisions and undertaking stewardship. The Investment Manager therefore considers a range of financial and non-financial information when assessing investments and to inform its stewardship activities, including considering the potential or actual material risk that sustainability issues may have on an investment. For more information on how the Investment Manager carries out this activity and meets the requirements of the UK Stewardship Code, as well as details about Aviva Investors’ firmwide policy, please see our website: Policies and documents - Aviva Investors
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Important Information
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Unless stated otherwise any opinions expressed are those of Aviva Investors. They should not be viewed as indicating any guarantee of return from an investment managed by Aviva Investors nor as personalised advice of any nature. This document should not be taken as a recommendation or offer by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time without notice and information about specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.
The Aviva Investors Global Equity Income Fund is a sub-fund of the Aviva Investors Investment Funds ICVC.
For further information please read the latest Key Investor Information Document and Supplementary Information Document. The Prospectus and the annual and interim reports are also available on request. Copies in English can be obtained, free of charge from Aviva Investors, PO Box 10410, Chelmsford CM99 2AY. You can also download copies at www.avivainvestors.com
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